Lake Norman
Aug 30, 2019 15:11:04 #
Jplovich
Loc: Gillespie Illinois near St. Louis MO.
Has anyone fished Lake Norman in NC?
Saw a fishing program for bass there. It looks great but 700 miles from me.
Saw a fishing program for bass there. It looks great but 700 miles from me.
Aug 30, 2019 18:51:55 #
Aug 30, 2019 19:55:53 #
Tman
Loc: Winston-Salem, NC
Lake Norman is a beautiful lake. Many homes and a lot of boat traffic. I would use a guide if you really wanted a good trip. There is a good population of bass and stripers.
Aug 30, 2019 20:05:31 #
Aug 30, 2019 22:32:31 #
Aug 31, 2019 08:35:06 #
My son lived on the southern tip of the lake. We could see bass swimming around from a walkway around his complex. He caught many nice fish right from the dock behind his building.
Aug 31, 2019 10:22:33 #
my parents had a place there from the mid 70's to about 1999. they bought at around 70,000 and sold for over 200,000. i used to go almost every weekend and weeks in the summer as my parents never went. the lake is huge and it's full of numerous fishes. a long time ago the bass were mostly small due to the lack of nutrients as the water was so clean. now, after the construction boom and urbanization. the bass are bigger, although there aren't any more of the big stripers. i hear there are nice hybrids, though. i haven't been down since i visited a friend who lives on the lake around 15 years ago and it had changed a lot already. the place has it all for fishing though, from casting at piers to jigging deep structure.
Aug 31, 2019 16:15:49 #
I live on the lake. It is normally a great fishing water but this year it has not been good. Water temp for the last three months has been near 90 degrees and all of the bait fish and bass have gone deep for cooler water. Hybrid stripers are still good at the north end of the lake. When the water cools below 80 degrees for a week, the spotted bass fishing should get better. Its a very big lake and you need to plan you fishing. Big catfish are still very active, 20 pound blues are not scarce.
Aug 31, 2019 18:16:45 #
Jplovich
Loc: Gillespie Illinois near St. Louis MO.
Thank you for your info. May change our mind and go to Kentucky-Barkley Lakes instead. Lot of water there also and only about 250 miles instead of 700.
Aug 31, 2019 19:56:16 #
Aug 31, 2019 23:30:48 #
Tman
Loc: Winston-Salem, NC
? Someone miss understood. So what we all mean the best to help our friends fishing.
Sep 2, 2019 12:33:42 #
DeeJay
Loc: Southwest Virginia
Dont go!!! Its not worth 10-12 hour drive, I live 2 hours away, and dont go there. Gaston, Buggs Island, Kerr, and Falls Lakes, all are much better places to go with the possibility of a 10 pound plus bass. Tennessee lakes are also better, Chickamauga has Florida strain bass there. Good luck DEE JAY
Sep 2, 2019 12:36:50 #
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